MAC Filter don't work on extended Network

Hi guys,

Here's my setup : I've got an Airport Extreme 802.11n that has always been working great /___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png

I just bought an Airport Express for two reasons :
1) I wanted to plug another computer with a network wire (no wireless capacity)
2) I wanted to boost my wireless signal

So in the Airport configuration : Airport > Wireless > Mode
I choose "Extent a wireless network"
(my system is in french so many translation is not perfect)

Now it works great for both 1) and 2) : I can plug a computer with no wireless capacity on it with a network cable and it works fine.
Plus : we can access it wirelessly

HOWEVER my big problem is that : the MAC filter doesn't work anymore /___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png/___sbsstatic___/m igration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/mig ration-img-not-avail.png/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avai l.png User uploaded file

So anyone who would happen to know my WPA2 key could access it and that *****.

Can anyone please tell me how I can fix this User uploaded file because now I see that anyone can connect to the Airport Express wirelessly even though they just can't connect to the Airport Extreme.

BTW : Please no discussion over the fact that MAC adresses can be cloned, etc.... I know it 😉 I just want this to work

Oh and what's that WDS network thing ?


Thanks all /___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.4), Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 Ghz, 4Gb RAM ; Apple TV ; iPhone ; Airport Extreme

Posted on Dec 5, 2008 1:30 PM

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Dec 12, 2008 3:46 AM in response to tbsteph

I know !!

I tried !!

But I can't get WDS to work !!!!!!

And I've done it BY THE BOOK !

not so complicated actually : Airport extreme = Primary WDS mode + set Distant WDS MAC address in it, then Aiport Express = Distant WDS mode + set Primary WDS mode MAC Address

and I've played around with some options the **** thing just won't work... I keep getting that stupid flashing orange thing forever and the diagnostic is : Problem with WDC settings 😟

Dec 12, 2008 5:16 AM in response to Uge

As far as I am aware Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a 3-point system. A main base, a relay and a remote. You have a base and an AX (2-point system) from what I understood of your explanation. Additionally you have to ensure that you set the WDS channel to the same channel and not leave on 'automatic' as I did first time or you will end up generating 3 separate networks. I used channel 9 on manual setup. It worked first time.

Paul

Dec 12, 2008 8:33 AM in response to paulhrice

As far as I am aware Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a 3-point system. A main base, a relay and a remote.


No there is no requirement for 3 or more base stations. You could configure only a single base station to operate happily as WDS main base station. You can also configure simply a WDS main and a WDS remote. Or you could use more than 2 base stations.

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